Phi vs Phillip

Side-by-side comparison of Phi and Phillip - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Phi

Boy name

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Name B

Phillip

Boy name · Rank #626

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Metric Phi Phillip
Current Rank Unranked #626
Total Births (all years) 474 311,561
Peak Year 1992 1960
Peak Year Births 26 6,047
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Phi Phillip
1880s - 898
1890s - 884
1900s - 1,161
1910s - 5,135
1920s - 9,525
1930s - 16,534
1940s - 36,989
1950s - 52,457
1960s - 50,396
1970s 20 39,845
1980s 164 45,707
1990s 171 27,972
2000s 99 13,473
2010s 20 7,626
2020s - 2,959

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Phi Phillip
2014 - 798
2015 10 762
2016 - 707
2017 - 727
2018 - 666
2019 - 569
2020 - 553
2021 - 559
2022 - 514
2023 - 455
2024 - 453
2025 - 425

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2015.

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